Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-16

SWEDEN AND THE SwEDRs.

SWEDEN AND THE SwEDEs.
The few descriptions of Swedish life and
manners that we have are all written by
tourists, who necessarily see everything from
the outside and take only superficial view.
Mr.. Thomas was the accredited minister OF
our country to the King of Sweden and Nor
way, and as such was admitted to all the
ceremonies and pageants of the brilliant
court OF Sweden, where it would be impossi
BILE for the ordinary tourist to enter. Mr..
Thomas lecture embraces vivid description
of scenes at the Swedish court and among
the Swedish people seen in their mountain
homes or "by the wild Baltic strand" and
instructive hour be passed than 10 attending
the lecture of Mr.. Thomas tomorrow (Thurs-
day) evening in the nall of the House of Rep
resentaiives.
MISS AMY SHERwIN
The Boston Sunday Herald in it's "Chats
about Folks" giving brief sketches of famous
singers, has the following mention of Miss
Amy Sherwin who, we understand, is soon to
appear in this city:
Miss Sherwin is an Australian by birth, and
when a mere child made her professional
Her first appearance in America was made
some i've or six years ago in New York in
the initial performance of 1.-The Damnation
of Faust" where she scored tremendous
success. Most Of her musical work has been
confined to heavy OratoriO singing AMI festi-
val work. She returned to Europe in 1881,
and during the next two or three years ap-
peared in German opera in Frankfort, and
later in Paris and Milan. In London she
sang with Carl Rosa, and during the next
year again made brief tour in the United
States and after which she returned to Lon
don, where she has since been singing IN the
Richter concerts for two seasons and also
with Joachim. Miss Sherwin is gifted with
a beautiful high soprano voice, possessing
those penetrating yet sweet violin tones that
make her voice most agreeable one TO listen
TO. Personally, Miss Sherwin has refined
bearing and manner, with an expressive oval
face, in which is Depicted much artistic feel
ing. She is universally considered an Ameri-
can. although why it is difficult to say unless
it is because she has many friends and ad-
mirars in this country who claim her as
belonging to them.
THE LoUDEsT LAUGH OF THE SEASON.
Laughter and merriment will reign su'
preme at Granite hall this evening, the occa-
sion being the second presentation In Angus
ia of the werld-famous humorous play uni
versally conceded to be the funeiest of mod
ern farcical comedies, "Skipped by the
Light of the Moon" This production has
been the laughing sensation of the past three
wears in all the principal cities Oh Amerlca'
from New York to San Francisco creating
everywhere a veritable Juror. Since the
play was last seen here it has been revised
and reconstructed. and many new features.
new specialties and all new music intro
dnced. and ia its present form it is every
who're spoken of as being the supreme OF
farc;cal invention and constituting in its en-
tire,y the funniest conception that has yet as,
sumed stage shape. Ii is safe to say that all
who fail to see this performance VIII miss
one of the greatest treats of the season.